Combined spool and container for adhesive tapes



June 28, 1932. w 1,864,877

COMBINED SPOOL AND CONTAINER FOR ADHESIVE TAPES Filed Dec. 15, 1930Patented June 28. 1932 'NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LEON L. WHITE, TAMPA,FLORIDA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH TO MARIE RUSSELL WHITE, OF TAMPA,FLORIDA COMBINED SPOOL AND CONTAINER FOR ADHESIVE TAPES Applicationfiled December 15, 1930. Serial No. 502,477.

This invention relates to special receptacles and more particularly to acombined spool and container for adhesive tape.

One object of the invention is to provide a combined spool and containerfor adhesive tape, including a spool about which the tape is to bewrapped and a sleeve into which the spool may be fitted and serve as acontainer for the spool and also as a shield to exclude dust and dirtand to prevent the adhesive tape from becoming soiled and contaminated.

Another object of the invention is to so form the container that whilethe spool may be forced into or out of the same by pressure applied tothe spool longitudinally thereof, the spool will be securely held in thecontainer when positioned therein and prevented from accidentallyslipping out of the container. I

Another object of the invention is to so form the container that thespool may be forced into or out of the container by pressure applied ateither end of the spool, and to further so form the container that whenthe spool is fitted therein, it will be entirely disposed within thecontainer andtape carried by the spool protected from exposure.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the improved spool and container,

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the same, and

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line 3-3 of Fig.2.

The spool forming part of this invention may be formed of sheet metal,and consist of a hub 1 having its end portions rolled outwardly andpressed into tight clamping engagement with heads 2 as shownat 3. Theheads are also formed of sheet metal and circular in shape and havetheir outer marginal portions rolled to form beads 41. Therefore, theheads will have smooth reinforced edges, and there will be no danger ofa person cut-- ting his finger when handling the spool. Also marginalportions of the spool will not be liable to be bent out of shape.

The sleeve or container 5 which is cylindrical in shape and of adiameter slightly greater than the heads of the spool may be formed ofsheet metal or of transparent material such as celluloid so that thetape may be inspected without it being necessary to remove the spoolfrom the container. This not only permits a customer to inspect the tapein order to determine whether or not it is of the desired width, butalso permits a person to easily see the tape and if the tape is nearlyall used be reminded of the fact that additional tape should bepurchased. The sleeve or container is ofgreater length than the spool sothat it projects from both ends of the spool as shown in Fig. 2 and inorder to prevent the spool from slipping out of the container, portionsof the walls of the container have been pressed inwardly to form ribs 6,which extend longitudinally of the containerin spaced parallel relationto each other circumferentially thereof. These ribs are of such lengththat they may fit be tween the heads of the spool and bear against theinner faces of the heads.

The resiliency of the material from which the container is formedpermits the spool to be forced longitudinally through the container tothe position shown in Fig.v 2 in which position it will be entirelydisposed within the said container and since ends of the ribs bearagainst the inner faces of the heads of the spool, there will be nodanger of the spool accidentally slipping out of the container. Byhaving the ends of the ribs sloping towards ends of the container, thespool may be forced into or out of the container by pressure applied ateither end of the spool. It will thus be seen that there has beenprovided a spool and container which will serve very effectively as acarrier and protector for adhesive tape and will prevent the tape frombecoming soiled or contaminated. It will be obvious that ribbon, lacesand similar materials sold by the yard or by the 'spool could be woundupon the'spool instead of adhesive tape and thereby protected frombecoming soiled and at the same sleeve.

What is claimed is:

1. A device of the character described com- 100 prising a spool havingheads at its ends, and a cylindrical sleeve of a length to house saidspool and being of slightly greater diameter than the heads of thespool, the walls of said sleeve having portions thereof pressed inwardlyto form longitudinal ribs terminating near the opposite ends of thesleeve, the ends of said ribs frictionally engaging the mar- Y ginaledges of the heads whereby to releasably retain the. spool within thesleeve.

2. A. device of the character described comprising a spool having headsat its ends, and a cylindrical sleeve of a length to house said spooland being of slightly greater diameter than the heads of the spool, andlongitudinal ribs extending inwardly from the inner face of the sleeveand having their opposite ends inclined in the direction of the adjacentends of the sleeve and spaced inwardly therefrom, the inclined ends ofthe ribs frictionally engaging the marginal edges of the head whereby toreleasably retain the spool within the s eeve.

In testimony whereof ll afiix my signature.

LEON L. WHITE. [n s]

